The power of micro makeovers

I long to be the type of homeowner, who churns out projects with dramatic before-and-after shots. But in my own home, I’m more tortoise than hare.

I’m making over our bedroom, I proclaimed to my husband back in September. I had a checklist of tasks, including buying a new bed, painting the whole room, ordering window treatments, and getting a piece of marble cut for our dresser top: My plan was to tackle it all in a month. I even imagined I’d document it all and write about it.

I probably don’t nee…